Crime and Safety in Denby Dale
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Denby Dale is among the top 5 safest small towns in West Yorkshire, and is the 32nd safest overall out of West Yorkshire's 118 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Denby Dale in 2026 is 43 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to West Yorkshire's overall crime rate, coming in 56% lower than the West Yorkshire rate of 96 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Denby Dale is the 168th safest small town, and the 4,730th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In June 2016, Denby Dale had the worst crime rate in West Yorkshire for possession of weapons, with 4 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.23 per 1,000 daytime population. And in March 2025, Denby Dale was the worst small town in West Yorkshire for burglary, with 16 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.90 per 1,000 daytime population. July 2020 was also a bad month for Denby Dale residents, when it was West Yorkshire's most dangerous small town for possession of weapons, recording 3 crimes at a rate of 0.18 per 1,000 daytime population. Denby Dale recorded 6 reports of possession of weapons during June 2016, making its crime rate of 0.23 once more the worst small town for possession of weapons in West Yorkshire that month.
The most common crimes in Denby Dale are violence and sexual offences, with 385 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 22. This is 0.52% higher than 2025's figure of 383 offences and a difference of 0.10 from 2025's crime rate of 21. Denby Dale's least common crime is bicycle theft, with 0 offences recorded in 2026.
Denby Dale 2026 Crime Scorecard
Top 5 Safest
Small Towns, West Yorkshire
50% lower, regional crime rate
Yorkshire and The Humber
41% lower, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Denby Dale is 50% lower than Yorkshire and The Humber and 41% lower than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Denby Dale Crime Rate Over Time
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Denby Dale Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Denby Dale represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Denby Dale's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Denby Dale up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Denby Dale's 497 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
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Crime Risk Scores
Denby Dale • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Denby Dale has a crime risk score of 432. This is based on analysis of 497 nearby areas within Denby Dale, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Denby Dale's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Denby Dale, crime risk scores are typically around 432, while in West Yorkshire they are average 638.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 460 (666 for West Yorkshire), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 510 (West Yorkshire 702).
Trends in Crime Risk
Denby Dale
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 30% in Denby Dale's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Denby Dale's crime risk score is down by 2.5%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Denby Dale's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 3.0%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Denby Dale
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Denby Dale • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Burglary offences have a crime rate of 4.14 reports per 1,000 people in Denby Dale, which is 1.32 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 74 crime reports logged by West Yorkshire Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, West Yorkshire Police recorded 5 reports of Possession of Weapons in Denby Dale, resulting in a crime rate of 0.29 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.07.
The crime rate for Public Order is 0.86 times the national average at 4.98 reports per 1,000. This is from 89 crime reports reported to West Yorkshire Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Denby Dale
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Drugs offences are trending upwards, though the CrimeRate Index three years ago is too low to measure, and the trend should be reviewed with caution.
Burglary offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.42 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 0.77 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 84% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Denby Dale
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.69 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 0.87 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 21% over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending downwards, though the CrimeRate Index three years ago is too low to measure, and the trend should be reviewed with caution.
Public Order offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.81 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 1.25 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 35% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Denby Dale • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Denby Dale | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 97 | 5.44 | 0.38 | 28,357 | 10.30 | 0.73 | 77,875 | 12.35 | 0.87 |
| Bicycle Theft | - | - | - | 1,587 | 0.59 | 0.81 | 4,306 | 0.68 | 0.93 |
| Burglary | 74 | 4.14 | 1.32 | 14,188 | 5.18 | 1.65 | 27,843 | 4.41 | 1.41 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 53 | 2.97 | 0.51 | 20,740 | 7.54 | 1.20 | 47,570 | 7.55 | 1.20 |
| Drugs | 18 | 1.01 | 0.44 | 10,751 | 3.90 | 1.26 | 19,757 | 3.14 | 1.02 |
| Other Crime | 31 | 1.73 | 0.94 | 9,197 | 3.34 | 1.81 | 18,290 | 2.91 | 1.57 |
| Other Theft | 47 | 2.65 | 0.47 | 18,533 | 6.75 | 1.19 | 36,443 | 5.78 | 1.02 |
| Possession of Weapons | 5 | 0.29 | 1.07 | 2,561 | 0.93 | 1.09 | 5,827 | 0.93 | 1.09 |
| Public Order | 89 | 4.98 | 0.86 | 23,622 | 8.57 | 1.48 | 47,514 | 7.55 | 1.30 |
| Robbery | 2 | 0.12 | 0.60 | 3,718 | 1.35 | 1.14 | 7,156 | 1.13 | 0.96 |
| Shoplifting | 18 | 1.02 | 0.19 | 20,448 | 7.41 | 1.04 | 48,695 | 7.71 | 1.08 |
| Theft From the Person | - | - | - | 2,229 | 0.81 | 0.52 | 3,568 | 0.57 | 0.37 |
| Vehicle Crime | 39 | 2.17 | 0.55 | 15,694 | 5.69 | 1.32 | 30,637 | 4.87 | 1.13 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 385 | 21.54 | 0.71 | 122,302 | 44.42 | 1.46 | 239,898 | 38.04 | 1.25 |
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Total Crime by Year
Denby Dale | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 761 | 42.62 | 0.66 | 265,570 | 96.48 | 1.34 | 537,504 | 85.27 | 1.18 |
| 2025 | 727 | 40.97 | 0.61 | 277,491 | 101.23 | 1.37 | 553,826 | 88.44 | 1.19 |
| 2024 | 820 | 46.66 | 0.68 | 287,194 | 105.62 | 1.40 | 576,330 | 93.00 | 1.23 |
| 2023 | 811 | 46.66 | 0.66 | 312,915 | 116.19 | 1.47 | 611,034 | 99.55 | 1.26 |
| 2022 | 704 | 41.01 | 0.60 | 294,530 | 110.60 | 1.44 | 574,808 | 94.84 | 1.23 |
| 2021 | 698 | 41.15 | 0.65 | 250,751 | 94.53 | 1.38 | 501,180 | 83.02 | 1.21 |
| 2020 | 767 | 45.27 | 0.66 | 275,554 | 104.15 | 1.40 | 549,148 | 91.15 | 1.23 |
| 2019 | 703 | 41.44 | 0.61 | 287,851 | 109.31 | 1.43 | 568,297 | 94.66 | 1.24 |
| 2018 | 662 | 38.85 | 0.63 | 256,214 | 97.73 | 1.37 | 514,090 | 85.73 | 1.21 |
| 2017 | 593 | 34.77 | 0.64 | 226,333 | 86.57 | 1.35 | 456,998 | 76.46 | 1.20 |
| 2016 | 166 | 9.72 | 0.60 | 67,845 | 26.03 | 1.36 | 133,274 | 22.31 | 1.17 |
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Denby Dale Compared to Nearby Small Towns
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Small Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silsden | 554 | 57.16 | 34% more dangerous |
| Kippax | 543 | 53.61 | 26% more dangerous |
| Wetherby | 812 | 57.32 | 34% more dangerous |
| Ackworth | 428 | 50.77 | 19% more dangerous |
| Crigglestone | 660 | 49.15 | 15% more dangerous |
| Garforth | 775 | 48.16 | 13% more dangerous |
| Denby Dale | 761 | 42.62 | - |
| Ilkley | 696 | 41.33 | 3.0% safer |
| Alwoodley | 321 | 34.32 | 19% safer |
Comparing Denby Dale to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Denby Dale | 42.62 | - |
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 87% more dangerous |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 94% more dangerous |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 97% more dangerous |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 130% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 146% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 146% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 150% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 151% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 153% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 193% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Denby Dale's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Denby Dale that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bretton Country Park | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Yorkshire Sculpture Park | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Cliffe Woods and Park | 3 | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| Central Bowling Club | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 |
| Skelmanthorpe Cemetery | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
Recent Crimes in Denby Dale
The 20 most recent crime reports in Denby Dale.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Sports/Recreation Area | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Langley Lane | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near New Street | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Aspen Court | |
| April 2026 | Other crime | On or near Back Lane | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Grove House Drive | |
| April 2026 | Possession of weapons | On or near Aspen Court | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Fairfields | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Back Lane | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near New Street | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Strike Lane | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Langley Lane | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Aspen Court | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Poplar Rise | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Aspen Court | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Huddersfield Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Lodge Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Fairfields | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Albert Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near The Royds |
Methodology & Data Sources
Denby Dale Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Denby Dale during June 2026 will typically become available in August 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Denby Dale Data Points
For Denby Dale, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E04000181.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Denby Dale's daytime - or "workday" - population of 13,841 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Denby Dale